Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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Dance Recitals
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    • Description: Eight young girls line up in their tap dance outfits in front of a wall mirror probably in a dance studio. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955.56. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 30.
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    Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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      • Description: Portrait of military men in front of tents. One is holding a flag with 172 H.
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      Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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        • Description: Portrait of elderly men, two are in uniform, in front of tents.
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        Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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          • Description: Undated portrait photo of military men in front of tents. One holds a company flag on a pole displaying crossed rifles and 172 H.
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          Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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            • Description: Military men, seated at two long tables, at outdoor mess, in hot weather as some are wearing tank tops, others are shirtless. Food tent in background.
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            Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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              • Description: Military portrait taken at Fort Ethan Allen. Some are carrying crops indicating that some may be cavalry.
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              Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                • Description: The Review of the 18th Brigade by Gen. Summerall. On the Artillery Range of Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Column of mounted soldiers on dirt road. Dated Sept 7, 1928.
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                Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                  • Description: Convoy of military trucks on the road. Railroad tracks along side of the road. Photo #23.
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                  Eastern Star
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                    • Description: Undated photograph of members of the Burlington chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in formal attire. Photo #5.
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                    Eastern Star
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                      • Description: Undated photograph of members of the Burlington chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in formal attire.
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